Revolving lamp for gasoline pumps



April 15, 1930. E. KEEMA V 1,754,829

REVOLVING LAMP FOR GASOLINE PUMPS Filed July 27, 19 28 2 Sheets-Sheet l April 15, 1930. E. KEEMA 1,754,829

REVOLVING LAMP FOR GASOLINE PUMPS Filed July 27, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Apr. 15, 1930 UNITED STATES ERNEST KEEMA, OF MASPETH, NEW YORK REVOLVING LAMP FOR GASOLINE PUMPS Application filed July 27,

The invention is a revolving light operated by a motor and driven by four spur gears, one pinion gear, and a bevel gear. It also has a revolving ring holding three arms to which are attached the lights; the electrical connections are so constructed that these. lights go out and in at intervals.

One form of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1, is a vertical drawing of the device excluding the three arms that hold the lights, Figure 2, is a plan view without the three arms, motor, spur and pinion gears, and the fibre block which holds the electrical connections, Figure 3, an assembled drawing of the revolving light attached to the gasoline pump. It also shows the position of the three arms that hold the lights.

The bushing or ring 1, rings 2, 3, and 4, constitute the frame work of the device. A

bracket 5, is attached to motor 6, which carries spur gear 7 that turns gear 8, which has gear 9, attached to its hub. This gear drives 10. Attached to gear 10 shaft is pinion gear 12; bracket 11, holds the shaft; pinion gear 12, drives bevel gear 13, which is screwed to ring 3 and revolves it.

Ring 1 is fastened to ring 2, by four screws. and holds the advertising signs of the dif- 39 ferent kinds of gasoline refiners. Ring 2, is held to ring 4, by clamps 14, 14, letting ring 3, run freely. On the bottom of ring 2, is a tongue which fits into a groove in the top of ring 3. The bottom of ring 3, has also a tongue but with a grooved surface that fits ball-bearings running in a groove in ring 4.

The three lights 15, 15, 15, are lighted by wires 17, and 17 These wires run through arms 16, 16, 16, to be connected to screws 18,

18, which pass through fibre ring 19, touching copper rings 20, 20, which are broken making the lights go in and out.

The electricity is supplied through wires 21, 21, which are fastened to screws 22, 22,

that are screwed into bushings 23,23. On the end of bushings 23, 23, are soldered copper strips 25, 25, at the top of copper strips 25, 25, are wheels 26, 26. These run along copper rings 20, 20, and form the contact. Fibre casing 27 covers the electrified parts. By re- 1928. Serial No. 295,772.

moving the advertising sign on the top of the gasoline pump the device is fastened in place by four screws, and the advertising sign is placed in ring 1, of the device and held there by four screws.

I claim:

In a revolving electric lamp, a supporting ring adapted to be stationarily mounted upon a supporting post, a second supporting ring, means securing the second supporting ring to the first supporting ring, said second ring being spaced above the first ring, a third ring supported and guided for rotation between the first and second rings and carrying lamp supporting arms, and means mounted Within said rings for rotating the lamp supporting rm g.

I hereby subscribe my signature.

ERNEST KEEMA. 

